Isn't Spotify Swedish?
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2025
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Donated 150,000 dollars to Trumps' inauguration
Qobuz is also French.
And it's good!
Spotify is based in Sweden. Though, they're ripping off artists, too.
Also donated money to trumps inauguration.
and are paying Joe Rogan millions.
Are they some that don't rip off artists?
Iirc Napster pays artists the most per play.
Quobuz has been decent to artists so far (that's why they have many indie labels signed up)
Good question. I don't have an answer to that. Maybe someone else has, but I guess there aren't that many out there with a music catalogue like this. There are several smaller services which show up on Google. But I don't have any experience with them. And there is Apple, Tidal... But I don't know what they pay forward to artists.
Some are worst than others
well i didn't know that so learn something new. Still spotify is shitty and I haven't used it in years now, and was just youtube music but looking for a replacement.
Soundcloud
Great for electronic music, it's from Germany
Oobuz is the French alternative.
Qobuz
Qobuz 👍
I think TorrentGalaxy is run in the EU, but I could be mistaken
Have you tried funkwhale?
looks interesting from a quick search - can you say any more about it? How does it work, what kind of music is on there, how legal is it?
There is a small swedish startup that now resides in Luxembourg that has a huge selection.
Spotify is from Sweden. (https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify)
Maybe you have other reasons to look for a spotify alternative, but its european.
Spotify gave money to Trumps' inauguration
Deezer is French
...in origin, now owned by US/Russian corp.